Which is cheaper, JEPQ or KIQQ?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JEPQ and KIQQ both write options for income.

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Net assets: $42.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, and $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

KIQQ cash paid, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+0.9%

KIQQ total return, since launch, Jan 7, 2026

JEPQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ

+10.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KIQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ

+0.9%

QQQ

+11.3%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind QQQ

KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

KIQQ

+0.9%

10.4 pts behind QQQ

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.44 points a year less; JEPQ is far larger, $42.6bn against $2.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	KIQQ
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	KIQQ
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	not published
Price change	fell 1.9% (1 year)	fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	KIQQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	KIQQ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.79%
Net assets	$42.6bn	$2.4m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	KIQQ
Holdings in common	74%

Method

What they share

74%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and KIQQ hold 74% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

74% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ KIQQ

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09% 8.54%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76% 9.00%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61% 7.18%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19% 4.32%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98% 4.97%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31% 3.92%

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10% 2.81%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70% 3.37%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 2.40% 3.55%

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 2.03% 3.01%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 1.95% 2.72%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.61% 2.87%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPQ

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 12 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 13 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 14 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 15 1.16%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 17 1.16%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 11 1.15%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 16 1.15%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 19 1.14%

Only in KIQQ

+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 97.94%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.99%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 0.59%

CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 0.45%

CINTAS CORP 0.45%

FORTINET INC 0.45%

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 0.34%

AUTODESK INC 0.29%

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Side by side

JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the Nasdaq-100, paying monthly KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF · Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan KraneShares

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 7.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 6.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −1.9% −6.0% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +0.9% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +11.3% (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −10.4 pts (since launch, Jan 7, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%

Age 4.5 years 301 days

Net assets, JEPQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and KIQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $42.1bn $2.4m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: JEPQ vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	KIQQ	JEPQ	KIQQ	JEPQ	KIQQ
3 months	−0.9%	−3.7%	3.0%	1.7%	+2.6 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+2.3%	−4.4%	6.2%	3.7%	+2.6 pts	−4.0 pts
1 year	+10.4%	–	11.9%	–	−1.8 pts	–
3 years	+66.7%	–	38.3%	–	−24.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · KIQQ Jan 2026	+85.2%	+0.9%	51.4%	6.9%	−30.6 pts	−10.4 pts

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About each fund

JEPQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.

KIQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or KIQQ?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JEPQ on its own →KIQQ on its own →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ holdings →KIQQ dividend history →KIQQ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

KIQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KIQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KIQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

KraneShares page for KIQQ ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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